Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local businesses. (SB572)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local businesses. Allows a locality to give a procurement preference to persons, firms, or corporations having principal places of business in the locality if such bidder's bid is within five percent of the lowest bid. The bill provides that prior to awarding a contract under the preference, the locality must certify in writing that (i) exercising the preference provides goods, services, and construction comparable in quality to that of other non-local bids and (ii) using a local business provides beneficial economic effects in the community through creating and sustaining local jobs and by generating local tax revenues. Read the Bill »
Status
01/30/2012: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/18/2012 | Presented and ordered printed 12103393D |
| 01/18/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/24/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB572) |
| 01/24/2012 | Assigned GL&T sub: #2 |
| 01/30/2012 | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |